Atom Processor n400 Specification Update PDF

Intel Atom® Processor N400
Series
Specification Update
August 2017
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Contents
Preface .............................................................................................................................. 5
Identification Information ..................................................................................................... 8
Summary Tables of Changes ............................................................................................... 10
Errata .............................................................................................................................. 14
Specification Changes ........................................................................................................ 32
Specification Clarifications................................................................................................... 33
Documentation Changes ..................................................................................................... 34

August 2017 Specification Update
Document Number: 322849-011US 3
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Revision History
Document Revision Description Date

Number
322849 001 • Initial Release November 2009
322849 002 • Update SSPEC and MM# January 2009
322849 003 • Remove AAS30, Add AAS39 February 2009
322849 004 • Add AAS40 and AAS41 April 2010
322849 005 • Updated Table 2: Add N470 information April 2010
322849 006 • Updated the SSPEC and MM# for N455, N475 Sep 2010
• Add AAS42
322849 007 • Add AAS43 December 2012
322849 008 • Added errata AAS44 and AAS45 March 2013
322849 009 • Updated erratum AAS43 May 2013
322849 010 • Updated Note in Documentation Changes July 2014
322849 011 • Added erratum AAS46 August 2017

• Removed Note in Documentation Changes
• Updated Links for Related Documents

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device and document errata and specification clarifications and changes, and is
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Related Documents
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Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual

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Documentation Changes
Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual, Volume
253665
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2A: Instruction Set Reference, A-L
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Intel® 64 and IA-32 Intel® Architectures Optimization Reference Manual 248966
Intel Processor Identification and the CPUID Instruction Application Note
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Nomenclature
Errata are design defects or errors. These may cause the processor behavior to
deviate from published specifications. Hardware and software designed to be used
with any given stepping must assume that all errata documented for that stepping are
present on all devices.
S-Spec Number is a five-digit code used to identify products. Products are

differentiated by their unique characteristics, for example, core speed, L2 cache size,
package type, etc. as described in the processor identification information table. Read
all notes associated with each S-Spec number.
QDF Number is a four digit code used to distinguish between engineering samples.
These samples are used for qualification and early design validation. The functionality
of these parts can range from mechanical only to fully functional. This document has a
processor identification information table that lists these QDF numbers and the
corresponding product details.
Specification Changes are modifications to the current published specifications.

These changes will be incorporated in any new release of the specification.
Specification Clarifications describe a specification in greater detail or further

highlight a specification’s impact to a complex design situation. These clarifications will
be incorporated in any new release of the specification.

Preface
Documentation Changes include typos, errors, or omissions from the current

published specifications. These will be incorporated in any new release of the
specification.
Note: Errata remain in the specification update throughout the product’s lifecycle, or until a
particular stepping is no longer commercially available. Under these circumstances,
errata removed from the specification update are archived and available upon request.
Specification changes, specification clarifications and documentation changes are
removed from the specification update when the appropriate changes are made to the
appropriate product specification or user documentation (datasheets, manuals, etc.).

Identification Information
The Intel Atom® Processor N400 series processor on 45-nm process stepping can be
identified by the following register contents:
Table 1. Component Identification via Programming Interface
Reserved Extended Extended Reserved Processor Family Model Stepping

Family1 Model2 Type3 Code4 Number5 ID6
31:28 27:20 19:16 15:13 12 11:8 7:4 3:0
0000000b 0001b 0b 0110b 1100b XXXXb
NOTES:
1. The Extended Family, bits [27:20] are used in conjunction with the Family Code,
specified in bits [11:8], to indicate whether the processor belongs to the Intel386®,
Intel486®, Pentium®, Pentium Pro, Pentium 4, Atom or Intel Core processor family.
2. The Extended Model, bits [19:16] in conjunction with the Model Number, specified in
bits [7:4], are used to identify the model of the processor within the processor’s family.
3. The Processor Type, specified in bits [13:12] indicates whether the processor is an
original OEM processor, an OverDrive processor, or a dual processor (capable of being
used in a dual processor system).
4. The Family Code corresponds to bits [11:8] of the EDX register after RESET, bits [11:8]
of the EAX register after the CPUID instruction is executed with a 1 in the EAX register,
and the generation field of the Device ID register accessible through Boundary Scan.
5. The Model Number corresponds to bits [7:4] of the EDX register after RESET, bits [7:4]
of the EAX register after the CPUID instruction is executed with a 1 in the EAX register,
and the model field of the Device ID register accessible through Boundary Scan.
6. The Stepping ID in bits [3:0] indicates the revision number of that model. See Table 2
for the processor stepping ID number in the CPUID information.
When EAX is initialized to a value of 1, the CPUID instruction returns the Extended
Family, Extended Model, Type, Family, Model and Stepping value in the EAX register.
Note that the EDX processor signature value after reset is equivalent to the processor
signature output value in the EAX register.

Component Marking Information

The Intel Atom® Processor N400 series is identified by the following component
markings.
Figure 1. Intel Atom® Processor N400 Series (Micro-FCBGA8) Markings
SAMPLE MARKING INFORMATION:

GRP1LINE1 : INTEL{M}{C}’09 {e1}
GRP2LINE1 : {FPO} SSpec Processor#
Table 2. Identification Table for Intel Atom® Processor N400 Series
Processor Core Speed

#
QDF / Product Cache
MM# CPUID Lowest Package Size
S-Spec Stepping Highest Freq (KB)
Freq. Mode Mode
(HFM) (LFM)
S LBMG 904317 A01 N450 0x000106CAh 1.66 GHz 1.00 GHz Micro-FCBGA8 512 KB
S LBMF 904708 A01 N470 0x000106CAh 1.83 GHz 1.00 GHz Micro-FCBGA8 512 KB
SLBX9 907817 A0 1
N455 0x000106CAh 1.66 GHz 1.00 GHz Micro-FCBGA8 512 KB
SLBX5 907816 A0 1
N475 0x000106CAh 1.83 GHz 1.00 GHz Micro-FCBGA8 512 KB
NOTES:
1. A0 single core optimized stepping.

Summary Tables of Changes

The following table indicates the Specification Changes, Errata, Specification
Clarifications or Documentation Changes, which apply to the listed processor
steppings. Intel intends to fix some of the errata in a future stepping of the
component, and to account for the other outstanding issues through documentation or
Specification Changes as noted. This table uses the following notations:
Codes Used in Summary Table
Stepping
X: Erratum, Specification Change or Clarification that applies to this
stepping.
Blank (No mark): This erratum is fixed in listed stepping or specification change
does not apply to the listed stepping.
Status
Doc: Document change or update that will be implemented.
Plan Fix: This erratum may be fixed in a future stepping of the product.
Fixed: This erratum has been previously fixed.
No Fix: There are no plans to fix this erratum.
Row
Shaded: This item is either new or modified from the previous version of
the document.
Note: Intel processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor numbers
differentiate features within each processor family, not across different processor
families. See http://www.intel.com/products/processor_number for details.

Stepping
Number Status Description
A0
AAS1 X No Fix An xTPR Update Transaction Cycle, if Enabled, May be Issued to the FSB after
the Processor has Issued a Stop-Grant Special Cycle
AAS2 X No Fix The Processor May Report a #TS Instead of a #GP Fault
AAS3 X No Fix Writing the Local Vector Table (LVT) when an Interrupt is Pending May Cause
an Unexpected Interrupt
AAS4 X No Fix MOV To/From Debug Registers Causes Debug Exception
AAS5 X No Fix A Write to an APIC Register Sometimes May Appear to Have Not Occurred
AAS6 X No Fix Using 2M/4M Pages When A20M# Is Asserted May Result in Incorrect Address
Translations
AAS7 X No Fix Value for LBR/BTS/BTM will be Incorrect after an Exit from SMM
AAS8 X No Fix Incorrect Address Computed For Last Byte of FXSAVE/FXRSTOR Image Leads
to Partial Memory Update
AAS9 X No Fix A Thermal Interrupt is Not Generated when the Current Temperature is Invalid
AAS10 X No Fix Programming the Digital Thermal Sensor (DTS) Threshold May Cause
Unexpected Thermal Interrupts
AAS11 X No Fix Returning to Real Mode from SMM with EFLAGS.VM Set May Result in
Unpredictable System Behavior
AAS12 X No Fix Fault on ENTER Instruction May Result in Unexpected Value on Stack Frame
AAS13 X No Fix With TF (Trap Flag) Asserted, FP Instruction That Triggers an Unmasked FP
Exception May Take Single Step Trap before Retirement of Instruction
AAS14 X No Fix An Enabled Debug Breakpoint or Single Step Trap May Be Taken after MOV
SS/POP SS Instruction if it is Followed by an Instruction That Signals a Floating
Point Exception
AAS15 X No Fix Code Segment Limit/Canonical Faults on RSM May be Serviced before Higher
Priority Interrupts/Exceptions and May Push the Wrong Address Onto the Stack
AAS16 X No Fix BTS(Branch Trace Store) and PEBS(Precise Event Based Sampling) May Update
Memory outside the BTS/PEBS Buffer
AAS17 X No Fix Single Step Interrupts with Floating Point Exception Pending May Be
Mishandled
AAS18 X No Fix Unsynchronized Cross-Modifying Code Operations Can Cause Unexpected

Instruction Execution Results
AAS19 X No Fix A Page Fault May Not be Generated When the PS bit is set to “1” in a PML4E or
PDPTE
AAS20 X No Fix IO_SMI Indication in SMRAM State Save Area May be Set Incorrectly

Stepping
A0
AAS21 X No Fix Writes to IA32_DEBUGCTL MSR May Fail when FREEZE_LBRS_ON_PMI is Set
AAS22 X No Fix Address Reported by Machine-Check Architecture (MCA) on L2 Cache Errors

May be Incorrect
AAS23 X No Fix Performance Monitoring Event for Outstanding Bus Requests Ignores
AnyThread Bit
AAS24 X No Fix Corruption of CS Segment Register During RSM While Transitioning From Real
Mode to Protected Mode
AAS25 X No Fix GP and Fixed Performance Monitoring Counters With AnyThread Bit Set May
Not Accurately Count Only OS or Only USR Events
AAS26 X No Fix PMI Request is Not Generated on a Counter Overflow if Its OVF Bit is Already
Set in IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS
AAS27 X No Fix Processor May Use an Incorrect Translation if the TLBs Contain Two Different
Translations For a Linear Address
AAS28 X No Fix PEBS Record not Updated when in Probe Mode
AAS29 X No Fix LBR/BTM/BTS Information Immediately After a Transition From

Legacy/Compatibility Mode to 64-bit Mode May be Incorrect
AAS31 X No Fix Pending x87 FPU Exceptions (#MF) Following STI May Be Serviced Before
Higher Priority Interrupts
AAS32 X No Fix Benign Exception after a Double Fault May Not Cause a Triple Fault Shutdown
AAS33 X No Fix IA32_MC1_STATUS MSR Bit[60] Does Not Reflect Machine Check Error
Reporting Enable Correctly
AAS34 X No Fix LINT0 Assertion and Deassertion During an Inactive State May Cause
Unexpected Operation When APIC is Disabled
AAS35 X No Fix IRET under Certain Conditions May Cause an Unexpected Alignment Check
Exception
AAS36 X No Fix HSYNC and VSYNC Buffers Do Not Meet VESA Rise and Undershoot
Specification
AAS37 X No Fix Glitch on LVDS Display Interface Clocks and Data Lines May be Observed
During Power Up Sequence
AAS38 X No Fix Synchronous Reset of IA32_MPERF on IA32_APERF Overflow May Not Work
AAS39 X No Fix Writes to Set IA32_MCG_STATUS.MCIP Will Fail
AAS40 X No Fix IA32_MC2_STATUS [OVERFLOW] Bit is Not Set When Single-Bit Correctable
ECC Error Occurs
AAS41 X No Fix FP Data Operand Pointer May Be Incorrectly Calculated After an FP Access
Which Wraps a 64-Kbyte Boundary in 16-Bit Code
AAS42 X No Fix High Temperature Circuit Marginality Issue May Cause the System to Hang or
Auto Reboot

Stepping
A0
AAS43 X No Fix Complex Conditions Associated With Instruction Page Remapping or Self/Cross-
Modifying Code Execution May Lead to Unpredictable System Behavior
AAS44 X No Fix REP MOVS/STOS Executing With Fast Strings Enabled And Crossing Page
Boundaries With Inconsistent Memory Types May Use an Incorrect Data Size or
Lead to Memory-Ordering Violations
AAS45 X No Fix Paging Structure Entry May be Used Before Accessed And Dirty Flags Are
Updated
AAS46 X Fixed Processor May Hang And Machine Check During Locked Operation
Number SPECIFICATION CHANGES
There are no Specification Changes in this revision of the specification Update
Number SPECIFICATION CLARIFICATIONS
There are no Specification Clarifications in this revision of the specification Update
Number DOCUMENTATION CHANGES
There are no Documentation Changes in this revision of the specification Update

Errata
Errata
AAS1 An xTPR Update Transaction Cycle, if Enabled, May be Issued to the
FSB after the Processor has Issued a Stop-Grant Special Cycle
Problem: According to the FSB (Front Side Bus) protocol specification, no FSB cycles should be
issued by the processor once a Stop-Grant special cycle has been issued to the bus. If
xTPR update transactions are enabled by clearing the IA32_MISC_ENABLES[bit-23] at
the time of Stop-Clock assertion, an xTPR update transaction cycle may be issued to
the FSB after the processor has issued a Stop Grant Acknowledge transaction.
Implication: When this erratum occurs in systems using C-states C2 (Stop-Grant State) and higher
the result could be a system hang.
Workaround: BIOS must leave the xTPR update transactions disabled (default).
Status: For the steppings affected, see the Summary Tables of Changes.
AAS2 Processor May Report a #TS Instead of a #GP Fault
Problem: During system reset, there is insufficient time for handshake between ICH and GMCH
LVDS logic. As a result, timing from panel backlight enable going low to LVDS data
going low (TX) and timing from LVDS data going low to panel VCC enable going low
(T3) do not match the programmed values. Panel backlight enable (LBKLT_EN), panel
Vcc enable (LVDD_EN) and LVDS data lines go low at the same time.
Implication: A jump to a busy TSS (Task-State Segment) may cause a #TS (invalid TSS exception)
instead of a #GP fault (general protection exception).
Workaround: None.

Errata
AAS3 Writing the Local Vector Table (LVT) when an Interrupt is Pending
May Cause an Unexpected Interrupt
Problem: If a local interrupt is pending when the LVT entry is written, an interrupt may be taken
on the new interrupt vector even if the mask bit is set.
Implication: An interrupt may immediately be generated with the new vector when a LVT entry is
written, even if the new LVT entry has the mask bit set. If there is no Interrupt
Service Routine (ISR) set up for that vector the system will GP fault. If the ISR does
not do an End of Interrupt (EOI) the bit for the vector is left set in the in-service
register and mask all interrupts at the same or lower priority.
Workaround: Any vector programmed into an LVT entry must have an ISR associated with it, even
if that vector was programmed as masked. This ISR routine must do an EOI to clear
any unexpected interrupts that may occur. The ISR associated with the spurious
vector does not generate an EOI; therefore the spurious vector should not be used
when writing the LVT.
AAS4 MOV To/From Debug Registers Causes Debug Exception
Problem: When in V86 mode, if a MOV instruction is executed to/from a debug registers, a
general-protection exception (#GP) should be generated. However, in the case when
the general detect enable flag (GD) bit is set, the observed behavior is that a debug
exception (#DB) is generated instead.
Implication: With debug-register protection enabled (i.e., the GD bit set), when attempting to
execute a MOV on debug registers in V86 mode, a debug exception is generated
instead of the expected general-protection fault.
Workaround: In general, operating systems do not set the GD bit when they are in V86 mode. The
GD bit is generally set and used by debuggers. The debug exception handler should
check that the exception did not occur in V86 mode before continuing. If the exception
did occur in V86 mode, the exception may be directed to the general-protection
exception handler.

Errata
AAS5 A Write to an APIC Register Sometimes May Appear to Have Not

Occurred
Problem: With respect to the retirement of instructions, stores to the uncacheable memory
based APIC register space are handled in a non-synchronized way. For example if an
instruction that masks the interrupt flag, for example CLI, is executed soon after an
uncacheable write to the Task Priority Register (TPR) that lowers the APIC priority, the
interrupt masking operation may take effect before the actual priority has been
lowered. This may cause interrupts whose priority is lower than the initial TPR, but
higher than the final TPR, to not be serviced until the interrupt enabled flag is finally
set, i.e. by STI instruction. Interrupts will remain pending and are not lost.
Implication: In this example the processor may allow interrupts to be accepted but may delay their
service.
Workaround: This non-synchronization can be avoided by issuing an APIC register read after the
APIC register write. This will force the store to the APIC register before any
subsequent instructions are executed. No commercial operating system is known to be
impacted by this erratum.
AAS6 Using 2M/4M Pages When A20M# Is Asserted May Result in Incorrect
Address Translations
Problem: An external A20M# pin if enabled forces address bit-20 to be masked (forced to zero)
to emulates real-address mode address wraparound at 1 megabyte. However, if all of
the following conditions are met, address bit-20 may not be masked.
• paging is enabled
• a linear address has bit-20 set
• the address references a large page
• A20M# is enabled
Implication: When A20M# is enabled and an address references a large page the resulting
translated physical address may be incorrect. This erratum has not been observed
with any commercially available operating system.
Workaround: Operating systems should not allow A20M# to be enabled if the masking of address
bit-20 could be applied to an address that references a large page. A20M# is normally
only used with the first megabyte of memory.

Errata
AAS7 Value for LBR/BTS/BTM will be Incorrect after an Exit from SMM
Problem: After a return from SMM (System Management Mode), the CPU will incorrectly update
the LBR (Last Branch Record) and the BTS (Branch Trace Store), hence rendering
their data invalid. The corresponding data if sent out as a BTM on the system bus will
also be incorrect.
Note: This issue would only occur when one of the 3 above mentioned debug support
facilities are used.
Implication: The value of the LBR, BTS, and BTM immediately after an RSM operation should not
be used.
Workaround: None.
AAS8 Incorrect Address Computed For Last Byte of FXSAVE/FXRSTOR

Image Leads to Partial Memory Update
Problem: A partial memory state save of the 512-byte FXSAVE image or a partial memory state
restore of the FXRSTOR image may occur if a memory address exceeds the 64KB limit
while the processor is operating in 16-bit mode or if a memory address exceeds the
4GB limit while the processor is operating in 32-bit mode.
Implication: FXSAVE/FXRSTOR will incur a #GP fault due to the memory limit violation as expected
but the memory state may be only partially saved or restored.
Workaround: Software should avoid memory accesses that wrap around the respective 16-bit and
32-bit mode memory limits.
AAS9 A Thermal Interrupt is Not Generated when the Current Temperature

is Invalid
Problem: When the DTS (Digital Thermal Sensor) crosses one of its programmed thresholds it
generates an interrupt and logs the event (IA32_THERM_STATUS MSR (019Ch) bits
[9,7]). Due to this erratum, if the DTS reaches an invalid temperature (as indicated
IA32_THERM_STATUS MSR bit[31]) it does not generate an interrupt even if one of
the programmed thresholds is crossed and the corresponding log bits become set.
Implication: When the temperature reaches an invalid temperature the CPU does not generate a
Thermal interrupt even if a programmed threshold is crossed.
Workaround: None.

Errata
AAS10 Programming the Digital Thermal Sensor (DTS) Threshold May Cause
Unexpected Thermal Interrupts
Problem: Software can enable DTS thermal interrupts by programming the thermal threshold
and setting the respective thermal interrupt enable bit. When programming DTS
value, the previous DTS threshold may be crossed. This will generate an unexpected
thermal interrupt.
Implication: Software may observe an unexpected thermal interrupt occur after reprogramming
the thermal threshold.
Workaround: In the ACPI/OS implement a workaround by temporarily disabling the DTS threshold
interrupt before updating the DTS threshold value.
AAS11 Returning to Real Mode from SMM with EFLAGS.VM Set May Result in
Unpredictable System Behavior
Problem: Returning back from SMM mode into real mode while EFLAGS.VM is set in SMRAM may
result in unpredictable system behavior.
Implication: If SMM software changes the value of the EFLAGS.VM in SMRAM, it may result in
unpredictable system behavior. Intel has not observed this behavior in commercially
available software.
Workaround: SMM software should not change the value of EFLAGS.VM in SMRAM.
AAS12 Fault on ENTER Instruction May Result in Unexpected Value on Stack

Frame
Problem: The ENTER instruction is used to create a procedure stack frame. Due to this erratum,
if execution of the ENTER instruction results in a fault, the dynamic storage area of the
resultant stack frame may contain unexpected value (i.e. residual stack data as a
result of processing the fault).
Implication: Data in the created stack frame may be altered following a fault on the ENTER
instruction. Please refer to "Procedure Calls For Block-Structured Languages" in IA-32
Intel® Architecture Software Developer’s Manual, Vol. 1, Basic Architecture, for
information on the usage of the ENTER instructions. This erratum is not expected to
occur in ring 3. Faults are usually processed in ring 0 and stack switch occurs when
transferring to ring 0. Intel has not observed this erratum on any commercially
available software.
Workaround: None.

Errata
AAS13 With TF (Trap Flag) Asserted, FP Instruction That Triggers an

Unmasked FP Exception May Take Single Step Trap before Retirement
of Instruction
Problem: If an FP instruction generates an unmasked exception with the EFLAGS.TF=1, it is

possible for external events to occur, including a transition to a lower power state.
When resuming from the lower power state, it may be possible to take the single step
trap before the execution of the original FP instruction completes.
Implication: A Single Step trap is taken when not expected.
Workaround: None.
AAS14 An Enabled Debug Breakpoint or Single Step Trap May Be Taken after
MOV SS/POP SS Instruction if it is Followed by an Instruction That
Signals a Floating Point Exception
Problem: A MOV SS/POP SS instruction should inhibit all interrupts including debug breakpoints
until after execution of the following instruction. This is intended to allow the
sequential execution of MOV SS/POP SS and MOV [r/e]SP, [r/e]BP instructions without
having an invalid stack during interrupt handling. However, an enabled debug
breakpoint or single step trap may be taken after MOV SS/POP SS if this instruction is
followed by an instruction that signals a floating point exception rather than a MOV
[r/e]SP, [r/e]BP instruction. This results in a debug exception being signaled on an
unexpected instruction boundary since the MOV SS/POP SS and the following
instruction should be executed atomically.
Implication: This can result in incorrect signaling of a debug exception and possibly a mismatched
Stack Segment and Stack Pointer. If MOV SS/POP SS is not followed by a MOV
[r/e]SP, [r/e]BP, there may be a mismatched Stack Segment and Stack Pointer on
any exception. Intel has not observed this erratum with any commercially available
software, or system.
Workaround: As recommended in the IA32 Intel® Architecture Software Developer’s Manual, the
use of MOV SS/POP SS in conjunction with MOV [r/e]SP, [r/e]BP will avoid the failure
since the MOV [r/e]SP, [r/e]BP will not generate a floating point exception. Developers
of debug tools should be aware of the potential incorrect debug event signaling
created by this erratum.

Errata
AAS15 Code Segment Limit/Canonical Faults on RSM May be Serviced before

Higher Priority Interrupts/Exceptions and May Push the Wrong
Address Onto the Stack
Problem: Normally, when the processor encounters a Segment Limit or Canonical Fault due to
code execution, a #GP (General Protection Exception) fault is generated after all
higher priority Interrupts and exceptions are serviced. Due to this erratum, if RSM
(Resume from System Management Mode) returns to execution flow that results in a
Code Segment Limit or Canonical Fault, the #GP fault may be serviced before a higher
priority Interrupt or Exception (for example NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt), Debug
break(#DB), Machine Check (#MC), etc.). If the RSM attempts to return to a non-
canonical address, the address pushed onto the stack for this #GP fault may not
match the non-canonical address that caused the fault.
Implication: Operating systems may observe a #GP fault being serviced before higher priority
Interrupts and Exceptions. Intel has not observed this erratum on any commercially
available software.
Workaround: None.
AAS16 BTS(Branch Trace Store) and PEBS(Precise Event Based Sampling)

May Update Memory outside the BTS/PEBS Buffer
Problem: If the BTS/PEBS buffer is defined such that:

• The difference between BTS/PEBS buffer base and BTS/PEBS absolute maximum
is not an integer multiple of the corresponding record sizes
• BTS/PEBS absolute maximum is less than a record size from the end of the virtual
address space
• The record that would cross BTS/PEBS absolute maximum will also continue past
the end of the virtual address space
A BTS/PEBS record can be written that will wrap at the 4G boundary (IA32) or 264
boundary (EM64T mode), and write memory outside of the BTS/PEBS buffer.
Implication: Software that uses BTS/PEBS near the 4G boundary (IA32) or 264 boundary (EM64T
mode), and defines the buffer such that it does not hold an integer multiple of records
can update memory outside the BTS/PEBS buffer.
Workaround: Define BTS/PEBS buffer such that BTS/PEBS absolute maximum minus BTS/PEBS
buffer base is integer multiple of the corresponding record sizes as recommended in
the IA-32 Intel® Architecture Software Developer’s Manual, Volume 3.

Errata
AAS17 Single Step Interrupts with Floating Point Exception Pending May Be
Mishandled
Problem: In certain circumstances, when a floating point exception (#MF) is pending during
single-step execution, processing of the single-step debug exception (#DB) may be
mishandled.
Implication: When this erratum occurs, #DB is incorrectly handled as follows:

• #DB is signaled before the pending higher priority #MF (Interrupt 16)
• #DB is generated twice on the same instruction
Workaround: None.
AAS18 Unsynchronized Cross-Modifying Code Operations Can Cause

Unexpected Instruction Execution Results
Problem: The act of one processor, or system bus master, writing data into a currently
executing code segment of a second processor with the intent of having the second
processor execute that data as code is called cross-modifying code (XMC). XMC that
does not force the second processor to execute a synchronizing instruction, prior to
execution of the new code, is called unsynchronized XMC. Software using
unsynchronized XMC to modify the instruction byte stream of a processor can see
unexpected or unpredictable execution behavior from the processor that is executing
the modified code.
Implication: In this case, the phrase "unexpected or unpredictable execution behavior"

encompasses the generation of most of the exceptions listed in the Intel Architecture
Software Developer's Manual Volume 3A: System Programming Guide, including a
General Protection Fault (#GP) or other unexpected behaviors.
Workaround: In order to avoid this erratum, programmers should use the XMC synchronization
algorithm as detailed in the Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual Volume
3A: System Programming Guide, Section: Handling Self- and Cross-Modifying Code.

Errata
AAS19 A Page Fault May Not be Generated When the PS bit is set to “1” in a
PML4E or PDPTE
Problem: On processors supporting Intel® 64 architecture, the PS bit (Page Size, bit 7) is
reserved in PML4Es and PDPTEs. If the translation of the linear address of a memory
access encounters a PML4E or a PDPTE with PS set to 1, a page fault should occur.
Due to this erratum, PS of such an entry is ignored and no page fault will occur due to
its being set.
Implication: Software may not operate properly if it relies on the processor to deliver page faults
when reserved bits are set in paging-structure entries.
Workaround: Software should not set bit 7 in any PML4E or PDPTE that has Present Bit (Bit 0) set to
“1”.
AAS20 IO_SMI Indication in SMRAM State Save Area May be Set Incorrectly
Problem: The IO_SMI bit in SMRAM’s location 7FA4H is set to "1" by the CPU to indicate a
System Management Interrupt (SMI) occurred as the result of executing an instruction
that reads from an I/O port. Due to this erratum, the IO_SMI bit may be incorrectly
set by:
• A SMI that is pending while a lower priority event is executing
• A REP I/O read
• A I/O read that redirects to MWAIT
Implication: SMM handlers may get false IO_SMI indication.
Workaround: The SMM handler has to evaluate the saved context to determine if the SMI was
triggered by an instruction that read from an I/O port. The SMM handler must not
restart an I/O instruction if the platform has not been configured to generate a
synchronous SMI for the recorded I/O port address.
AAS21 Writes to IA32_DEBUGCTL MSR May Fail when

FREEZE_LBRS_ON_PMI is Set
Problem: When the FREEZE_LBRS_ON_PMI, IA32_DEBUGCTL MSR (1D9H) bit [11], is set,
future writes to IA32_DEBUGCTL MSR may not occur in certain rare corner cases.
Writes to this register by software or during certain processor operations are affected.
Implication: Under certain circumstances, the IA32_DEBUGCTL MSR value may not be updated
properly and will retain the old value. Intel has not observed this erratum with any
commercially available software.
Workaround: Do not set the FREEZE_LBRS_ON_PMI bit of IA32_DEBUGCTL MSR.

Errata
AAS22 Address Reported by Machine-Check Architecture (MCA) on L2 Cache

Errors May be Incorrect
Problem: When an L2 Cache error occurs (Error code 0x010A or 0x110A reported in
IA32_MCi_STATUS MSR bits [15:0]), the address is logged in the MCA address
register (IA32_MCi_ADDR MSR). Under some scenarios, the address reported may be
incorrect.
Implication: Software should not rely on the value reported in IA32_MCi_ADDR MSR for L2 Cache
errors.
Workaround: None.
AAS23 Performance Monitoring Event for Outstanding Bus Requests Ignores

AnyThread Bit
Problem: The Performance Monitoring Event of Outstanding Bus Requests will ignore the
AnyThread bit (IA32_PERFEVTSEL0 MSR (186H)/ IA32_PERFEVTSEL1 MSR (187H) bit
[21]) and will instead always count all transactions across all logical processors, even
when AnyThread is clear.
Implication: The performance monitor count may be incorrect when counting only the current
logical processor’s outstanding bus requests on a processor supporting Hyper-
Threading Technology.
Workaround: None identified.
AAS24 Corruption of CS Segment Register During RSM While Transitioning

From Real Mode to Protected Mode
Problem: During the transition from real mode to protected mode, if an SMI (System
Management Interrupt) occurs between the MOV to CR0 that sets PE (Protection
Enable, bit 0) and the first far JMP, the subsequent RSM (Resume from System
Management Mode) may cause the lower two bits of CS segment register to be
corrupted.
Implication: The corruption of the bottom two bits of the CS segment register will have no impact
unless software explicitly examines the CS segment register between enabling
protected mode and the first far JMP. Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software
Developer’s Manual Volume 3A: System Programming Guide, Part 1, in the section
titled "Switching to Protected Mode" recommends the far JMP immediately follows the
write to CR0 to enable protected mode. Intel has not observed this erratum with any
commercially available software.

Errata
AAS25 GP and Fixed Performance Monitoring Counters With AnyThread Bit

Set May Not Accurately Count Only OS or Only USR Events
Problem: A fixed or GP (general purpose) performance counter with the AnyThread bit
(IA32_FIXED_CTR_CTRL_MSR (38DH) bit[2] for IA32_FIXED_CTR0, bit[6] for
IA32_FIXED_CTR1, bit [10] for IA32_FIXED_CTR2; IA32_PERFEVTSEL0 MSR (186H)/
IA32_PERFEVTSEL1 MSR (187H) bit [21]) set may not count correctly when counting
only OS (ring 0) events or only USR (ring>0) events. The counters will count correctly
if they are counting both OS and USR events or if the AnyThread bit is clear.
Implication: A performance monitor counter may be incorrect when it is counting for all logical
processors on that core and not counting at all privilege levels. This erratum will only
occur on processors supporting multiple logical processors per core.
AAS26 PMI Request is Not Generated on a Counter Overflow if its OVF Bit is
Already Set in IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS
Problem: If a performance counter overflows and software does not clear the corresponding
OVF (overflow) bit in IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS MSR (38Eh) then future overflows
of that counter will not trigger PMI (Performance Monitoring Interrupt) requests.
Implication: If software does not clear the OVF bit corresponding to a performance counter then
future counter overflows may not cause PMI requests.
Workaround: Software should clear the IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS.OVF bit in the PMI handler.
AAS27 Processor May Use an Incorrect Translation if the TLBs Contain Two
Different Translations For a Linear Address
Problem: The TLBs may contain both ordinary and large-page translations for a 4-KByte range
of linear addresses. This may occur if software modifies a PDE (page-directory entry)
that is marked present to set the PS bit (this changes the page size used for the
address range). If the two translations differ with respect to page frame, permissions,
or memory type, the processor may use a page frame, permissions, or memory type
that corresponds to neither translation.
Implication: Due to this erratum, software may not function properly if it sets the PS flag in a PDE
and also changes the page frame, permissions, or memory type for the linear
addresses mapped through that PDE.
Workaround: Software can avoid this problem by ensuring that the TLBs never contain both
ordinary and large-page translations for a linear address that differ with respect to
page frame, permissions, or memory type.

Errata
AAS28 PEBS Record not Updated When in Probe Mode
Problem: When a performance monitoring counter is configured for PEBS (Precise Event Based
Sampling), overflows of the counter can result in storage of a PEBS record in the PEBS
buffer. Due to this erratum, if the overflow occurs during probe mode, it may be
ignored and a new PEBS record may not be added to the PEBS buffer.
Implication: Due to this erratum, the PEBS buffer may not be updated by overflows that occur
during probe mode.
Workaround: None.
AAS29 LBR/BTM/BTS Information Immediately After a Transition From

Legacy/Compatibility Mode to 64-bit Mode May be Incorrect
Problem: If a transition from legacy/compatibility mode to 64-bit mode occurs and another
branch event occurs before the first instruction executes (for example an external
interrupt or trap) then any FROM address recorded by LBR (Last Branch Record), BTM
(Branch Trace Message) or BTS (Branch Trace Store) on that second event may
incorrectly report the upper 32-bits as zero.
Implication: Due to this erratum, bits 63:32 of the ‘FROM’ value for LBR/BTM/BTS may be
improperly zeroed after a transition to 64 bite mode when the RIP (Instruction Pointer
Register) is greater than 4 Gigabyte.
Workaround: None identified. This erratum may be detected by a ‘FROM’ address having its upper
32-bits zero but its lower 32-bits matching the previous ‘TO’ address recorded.
AAS31 Pending x87 FPU Exceptions (#MF) Following STI May Be Serviced
Before Higher Priority Interrupts
Problem: Interrupts that are pending prior to the execution of the STI (Set Interrupt Flag)
instruction are normally serviced immediately after the instruction following the STI.
An exception to this is if the following instruction triggers a #MF. In this situation, the
interrupt should be serviced before the #MF. Because of this erratum, if following STI,
an instruction that triggers a #MF is executed while STPCLK#, Enhanced Intel
SpeedStep Technology transitions or Thermal Monitor events occur, the pending #MF
may be serviced before higher priority interrupts.
Implication: Software may observe #MF being serviced before higher priority interrupts.

Errata
AAS32 Benign Exception after a Double Fault May Not Cause a Triple Fault
Shutdown
Problem: According to the Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual,
Volume 3A, “Exception and Interrupt Reference”, if another exception occurs while
attempting to call the double-fault handler, the processor enters shutdown mode. Due
to this erratum, any benign faults while attempting to call double-fault handler will not
cause a shutdown. However Contributory Exceptions and Page Faults will continue to
cause a triple fault shutdown.
Implication: If a benign exception occurs while attempting to call the double-fault handler, the
processor may hang or may handle the benign exception. Intel has not observed this
erratum with any commercially available software.
AAS33 IA32_MC1_STATUS MSR Bit[60] Does Not Reflect Machine Check

Error Reporting Enable Correctly
Problem: IA32_MC1_STATUS MSR (405H) bit[60] (EN- Error Enabled) is supposed to indicate
whether the enable bit in the IA32_MC1_CTL MSR (404H) was set at the time of the
last update to the IA32_MC1_STATUS MSR. Due to this erratum, IA32_MC1_STATUS
MSR bit[60] instead reports the current value of the IA32_MC1_CTL MSR enable bit.
Implication: IA32_MC1_STATUS MSR bit [60] may not reflect the correct state of the enable bit in
the IA32_MC1_CTL MSR at the time of the last update.

Errata
AAS34 LINT0 Assertion and De-assertion During an Inactive State May Cause
Unexpected Operation When APIC is Disabled
Problem: An interrupt delivered via LINT0 pins when the APIC is hardware disabled
(IA32_APIC_BASE MSR (1BH) bit [11] is cleared) will usually keep the pin asserted
until after the interrupt is acknowledged. However, if LINT0 is asserted and then de-
asserted before the interrupt is acknowledged and both of the following are true:
• The APIC is hardware disabled (IA32_APIC_BASE MSR bit [11] is clear) and
• The processor is in an inactive state that was requested by MWAIT, I/O
redirection, VM-entry or RSM,
then the processor may operate incorrectly
Implication: Due to this erratum, the processor may run unexpected code and/or generate an
unexpected exception. Intel has not observed this erratum with any commercially
available software.
Workaround: If LINT0 is used, it is recommended to either leave the APIC enabled

(IA32_APIC_BASE MSR bit [11] set to 1) or do not use MWAIT, I/O redirection, VM-
entry or RSM to enter an inactive state.
AAS35 IRET under Certain Conditions May Cause an Unexpected Alignment

Check Exception
Problem: In IA-32e mode, it is possible to get an Alignment Check Exception (#AC) on the IRET
instruction even though alignment checks were disabled at the start of the IRET. This
can only occur if the IRET instruction is returning from CPL3 code to CPL3 code. IRETs
from CPL0/1/2 are not affected. This erratum can occur if the EFLAGS value on the
stack has the AC flag set, and the interrupt handler's stack is misaligned. In IA-32e
mode, RSP is aligned to a 16-byte boundary before pushing the stack frame.
Implication: In IA-32e mode, under the conditions given above, an IRET can get a #AC even if
alignment checks are disabled at the start of the IRET. This erratum can only be
observed with a software generated stack frame.
Workaround: Software should not generate misaligned stack frames for use with IRET.

Errata
AAS36 HSYNC/VSYNC Buffer Does Not Meet VESA Rise & Undershoot
Specification
Problem: Both HSYNC (horizontal Sync) and VSYNC (vertical sync) signals are violating VESA
(Video Electronics Standards Association) specification due to non-monotonic slow rise
time on both signals.
Implication: HSYNC and VSYNC signals may not meet VESA specification.
Workaround: Insert a buffer in the HSYNC/VSYNC signal path before the video connector. Refer to
Platform Design Guide and Customer Reference Board (CRB) schematic for reference.
AAS37 Glitch on LVDS Display Interface Clocks and Data Lines May be
Observed during Power-Up Sequences
Problem: During power up sequence (transition to S0 state from G3, S3, S4 or S5 states) when
LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signal) power supply (1.8V source) ramps up, a glitch
on LVDS clocks (LVD_A_CLKP, LVD_A_CLKN) and data lines (LVD_A_DAPAP[2:0],
LVD_A_DATAN[2:0]) may be observed.
Implication: Due to this erratum, a glitch may be seen during power up sequence. The glitch is not
seen once the LVDS power supply is stable.
AAS38 Synchronous Reset of IA32_MPERF on IA32_APERF Overflow May Not

Work
Problem: When either the IA32_MPERF or IA32_APERF MSR (E7H, E8H) increments to its
maximum value of 0xFFFF_FFFF_FFFF_FFFF, both MSRs are supposed to
synchronously reset to 0x0 on the next clock. Due to this erratum, IA32_MPERF may
not be reset when IA32_APERF overflows. Instead, IA32_MPERF may continue to
increment without being reset.
Implication: Due to this erratum, software cannot rely on synchronous reset of the IA32_MPERF
register. The typical usage of IA32_MPERF/IA32_APERF is to initialize them with a value
of 0; in this case the overflow of the counter wouldn’t happen for over 10 years.

Errata
AAS39 Writes to Set IA32_MCG_STATUS.MCIP Will Fail
Problem: An MSR write that attempts to set the IA32_MCG_STATUS MSR (17AH) MCIP (machine
check in progress) bit [2] will fail (e.g. #GP fault on WRMSR) instead of setting the bit. An
MSR write that specifies 0 for the MCIP bit will function correctly.
Implication: Due to this erratum, software writes to set this bit will not succeed and may cause an
unexpected General Protection fault.
AAS40 IA32_MC2_STATUS [OVERFLOW] Bit is Not Set When Single-Bit

Correctable ECC Error Occurs
Problem: The OVERFLOW bit should be set if the VAL bit (IA32_MC2_STATUS (409H) bit [63]) is
set when a new error occurs. Due to this erratum, the OVERFLOW bit
(IA32_MC2_STATUS (409H) bit [62]) is only set when a prior uncorrected error (as
indicated by the UC bit (IA32_MC2_STATUS (409H) bit [61])) is present at the time the
second error occurs.
Implication: Any L2 correctable error will not set the IA32_MC2_STATUS.OVERFLOW bit when
overwriting a prior L2 correctable error.
Workaround: The frequency of occurrence of this problem is reduced greatly if an operating system
regularly polls and clears the machine check banks as this reduces the likelihood of an
overflow condition.
AAS41 FP Data Operand Pointer May Be Incorrectly Calculated After an FP

Access Which Wraps a 64-Kbyte Boundary in 16-Bit Code
Problem: The FP (Floating Point) Data Operand Pointer is the effective address of the operand
associated with the last non-control FP instruction executed by the processor. If an 80-bit
FP access (load or store) occurs in a 16-bit mode other than protected mode (in which
case the access will produce a segment limit violation), the memory access wraps a 64-
Kbyte boundary, and the FP environment is subsequently saved, the value contained in
the FP Data Operand Pointer may be incorrect.
Implication: Due to this erratum, the FP Data Operand Pointer may be incorrect. Wrapping an 80-bit
FP load around a segment boundary in this way is not a normal programming practice.
Intel has not observed this erratum with any commercially available software.
Workaround: If the FP Data Operand Pointer is used in an operating system which may run 16-bit FP
code, care must be taken to ensure that no 80-bit FP accesses are wrapped around a
64-Kbyte boundary.

Errata
AAS42 High Temperature Circuit Marginality Issue May Cause the System to
Hang or Auto reboot.
Problem: A subset of processors may experience circuit marginality issues when operating at
high temperature. Due to this erratum a system hang may occur or the processor may
proceed to reboot.
Implication: Due to this erratum, the system may hang or auto reboot.
Workaround: A BIOS workaround has been identified. Please refer to memory reference code
version 1.12 or later.
AAS43 Complex Conditions Associated With Instruction Page Remapping or

Self/Cross-Modifying Code Execution May Lead to Unpredictable
System Behavior
Problem: Under a complex set of internal conditions, instruction page remapping, or self/cross
modifying code events may lead to unpredictable system behavior.
Implication: Due to this Erratum, unpredictable system behavior may be observed.
AAS44 REP MOVS/STOS Executing With Fast Strings Enabled and Crossing
Page Boundaries with Inconsistent Memory Types May Use an
Incorrect Data Size or Lead to Memory-Ordering Violations
Problem: Under the conditions described in the Software Developers Manual section “Fast String
Operation,” the processor performs REP MOVS or REP STOS as fast strings. Due to
this erratum, fast string REP MOVS/REP STOS instructions that cross page boundaries
from WB/WC memory types to UC/WP/WT memory types, may start using an
incorrect data size or may observe memory ordering violations.
Implication: Upon crossing the page boundary, the following may occur, dependent on the new
page memory type:
• UC: The data size of each read and write may be different than the original data
size.
• WP: The data size of each read and write may be different than the original data
size and there may be a memory ordering violation.
• WT: There may be a memory ordering violation.
Workaround: Software should avoid crossing page boundaries from WB or WC memory type to UC,
WP or WT memory type within a single REP MOVS or REP STOS instruction that will
execute with fast strings enabled.
Status: Status: For the steppings affected, see the Summary Tables of Changes.

Errata
AAS45 Paging Structure Entry May be Used Before Accessed And Dirty Flags
Are Updated
Problem: If software modifies a paging structure entry while the processor is using the entry for
linear address translation, the processor may erroneously use the old value of the
entry to form a translation in a TLB (or an entry in a paging structure cache) and then
update the entry’s new value to set the accessed flag or dirty flag. This will occur only
if both the old and new values of the entry result in valid translations.
Implication: Incorrect behavior may occur with algorithms that atomically check that the accessed
flag or the dirty flag of a paging structure entry is clear and modify other parts of that
paging structure entry in a manner that results in a different valid translation.
Workaround: Affected algorithms must ensure that appropriate TLB invalidation is done before
assuming that future accesses do not use translations based on the old value of the
paging structure entry.
AAS46 Processor May Hang And Machine Check During Locked Operation
Problem: Under complex microarchitectural conditions, a locked operation may cause the
system to hang, resulting in an Internal Timer Error Machine Check
(IA32_MCi_STATUS.MCACOD=400H; bits 15:0).
Implication: Locked operations, including instructions with a LOCK prefix like LOCK CMPXCHG, may
cause a system hang.
Workaround: It is possible for BIOS to contain a workaround for this erratum.

Specification Changes
Specification Changes
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Specification Clarifications
Specification Clarifications
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Document Revision Description Date

322849 001 • Initial Release November 2009

322849 002 • Update SSPEC and MM# January 2009

322849 003 • Remove AAS30, Add AAS39 February 2009

322849 004 • Add AAS40 and AAS41 April 2010

322849 005 • Updated Table 2: Add N470 information April 2010

322849 007 • Add AAS43 December 2012

322849 008 • Added errata AAS44 and AAS45 March 2013

322849 009 • Updated erratum AAS43 May 2013

322849 010 • Updated Note in Documentation Changes July 2014

322849 011 • Added erratum AAS46 August 2017

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Information types defined in the Nomenclature section of this document are

Intel® Atom™ Processor N400 series Processor External Design 403526

Intel® Atom™ Processor N400 series Processor External Design 403528

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Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual

S-Spec Number is a five-digit code used to identify products. Products are

Specification Changes are modifications to the current published specifications.

Specification Clarifications describe a specification in greater detail or further

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Table 1. Component Identification via Programming Interface

Reserved Extended Extended Reserved Processor Family Model Stepping

31:28 27:20 19:16 15:13 12 11:8 7:4 3:0

0000000b 0001b 0b 0110b 1100b XXXXb

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Component Marking Information

Figure 1. Intel Atom® Processor N400 Series (Micro-FCBGA8) Markings

SAMPLE MARKING INFORMATION:

Table 2. Identification Table for Intel Atom® Processor N400 Series

Processor Core Speed

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Summary Tables of Changes

Codes Used in Summary Table

Fixed: This erratum has been previously fixed.

No Fix: There are no plans to fix this erratum.

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AAS4 X No Fix MOV To/From Debug Registers Causes Debug Exception

AAS18 X No Fix Unsynchronized Cross-Modifying Code Operations Can Cause Unexpected

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AAS22 X No Fix Address Reported by Machine-Check Architecture (MCA) on L2 Cache Errors

AAS28 X No Fix PEBS Record not Updated when in Probe Mode

AAS29 X No Fix LBR/BTM/BTS Information Immediately After a Transition From

AAS39 X No Fix Writes to Set IA32_MCG_STATUS.MCIP Will Fail

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AAS2 Processor May Report a #TS Instead of a #GP Fault

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AAS4 MOV To/From Debug Registers Causes Debug Exception

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AAS5 A Write to an APIC Register Sometimes May Appear to Have Not